The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls in English () by Vermes, Geza -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Cover Title Page Contents About the Author Dedication Preface Maps Preface to the Penguin Classics edition Foreword to the fiftieth anniversary edition Chronology The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls in English

I. Introduction

A Bird’s-Eye View of Fifty Years of Dead Sea Scrolls Research The Present State of Dead Sea Scrolls Studies Qumran and the New Testament Qumran’s Greatest Novelty

II. The Community

Appendix: The Essenes and the Qumran Community

III. The History of the Community IV. The Religious Ideas of the Community List of Abbreviations Note on This Translation A. The Rules

The Community Rule (1QS, 4Q255–64, 4Q280, 286–7, 4Q502, 5Q11,13) Community Rule manuscripts from Cave 4

(1) 4QSd =4Q258 (2) 4QSe =4Q259

Entry into the Covenant (4Q275) Four Classes of the Community (4Q279) The Damascus Document (CD, 4Q265–73, 5Q12, 6Q15) Damascus Document manuscripts from Cave 4

(1) The opening of the Damascus Document according to 4QD (4Q266–8) (2) Initiation rules (4Q266) (3) Rules relating to the disqualification of priests (4Q266, 267, 273) (4) Diagnosis of skin disease (4Q266, 269, 272, 273) (5) Rules concerning gleanings and agricultural priestly dues (4Q266, 269, 270, 271) (6) The penal code and the renewal of the covenant ritual (4Q266, 270) (7) A hybrid Community Rule–Damascus Document text (4Q265)

The Messianic Rule (1QSa=1Q28a) The War Scroll (1QM, 1Q33, 4Q491–7, 4Q471) The War Scroll from Cave 4 (4Q491, 493) The Book of War (4Q285, 11Q14) The Temple Scroll (11QT=11Q19–21, 4Q365a, 4Q524) MMT (Some Observances of the Law) (4Q394–9) The Wicked and the Holy (4Q181) 4Q Halakhah A (4Q251) 4Q Halakhah B (4Q264a) 4QTohorot (Purities) A (4Q274) 4QTohorot Ba –Bb (4Q276–7) 4Q Harvesting (4Q284a) The Master’s Exhortation to the Sons of Dawn (4Q298) 4Q Men Who Err (4Q306) Register of Rebukes (4Q477) Remonstrances (before Conversion?) (4Q471a)

B. Hymns and Poems

The Thanksgiving Hymns (1QH, 1Q36, 4Q427–32) Hymnic Fragment (4Q433a) Apocryphal Psalms (I) (11QPsa =11Q5, 4Q88) Apocryphal Psalms (II) (4Q88) Apocryphal Psalms (III) (11QapPsa =11Q11) Non-canonical Psalms (4Q380–81) Lamentations (4Q179, 4Q501) Songs for the Holocaust of the Sabbath (4Q400–407, 11Q17, Masada 1039–200) Poetic Fragments on Jerusalem and ‘King’ Jonathan (4Q448) Hymn of Glorification A and B (4Q491, fr. 11 – 4Q471b)

C. Calendars, Liturgies and Prayers

Calendars of Priestly Courses (4Q320–30, 337) Calendrical Document C (4Q326) Calendrical Document D (4Q394 1–2) Calendric Signs (Otot) (4Q319) ‘Horoscopes’ or Astrological Physiognomies (4Q186, 4Q534, 4Q561) Phases of the Moon (4Q317) A Zodiacal Calendar with a Brontologion (4Q318) Order of Divine Office (4Q334) The Words of the Heavenly Lights (4Q504–6) Liturgical Prayer (1Q34 and 34 bis) Prayers for Festivals (4Q507–9) Daily Prayers (4Q503) Prayer or Hymn Celebrating the Morning and the Evening (4Q408) Blessings (1QSb=1Q28b) Benedictions (4Q280, 286–90)

4QBerakhota: Blessings (4Q286) 4QBerakhotb: Curses of Belial (4Q286–7) 4QBenedictions: Curses of Melkiresha‘ (4Q280)

Confession Ritual (4Q393) Purification Ritual A (4Q512) Purification Ritual B (4Q414) A Liturgical Work (4Q392–3)

D. Historical and Apocalyptic Works

Apocalyptic Chronology or Apocryphal Weeks (4Q247) Historical Text A (4Q248) Historical Texts C–E (4Q331–3) Historical Text F (4Q468e) The Triumph of Righteousness or Mysteries (1Q27, 4Q299–301) Time of Righteousness (4Q215a) The Renewed Earth (4Q475) A Messianic Apocalypse (4Q521)

E. Wisdom Literature

The Seductress (4Q184) Exhortation to Seek Wisdom (4Q185) A Parable of Warning (4Q302) Sapiential Didactic Work A (4Q412) A Sapiential Work (i) (4Q413) A Sapiential Work (ii) (4Q415–18, 423, 1Q26) A Sapiential Work (iii): Ways of Righteousness (4Q420–21) A Sapiential Work: Instruction-like Composition (4Q424) The Two Ways (4Q473) Bless, My Soul (4Q434–8) A Leader’s Lament (4Q439) Fight against Evil Spirits (4Q444) Songs of the Sage (4Q510–11) Beatitudes (4Q525)

F. Bible Interpretation

Introductory Note Aramaic Bible Translations (Targums) The Targum of Job (11Q10, 4Q157) The Targum of Leviticus (4Q156) Appendix: (A) Greek Bible Translations (4Q119–22, 7Q1–2)

(B) Other Greek Fragments (4Q126–7, 7Q3–19)

The Reworked Pentateuch (4Q158, 364–7) A Paraphrase of Genesis and Exodus (4Q422) The Genesis Apocryphon (1QapGen, 1Q20) Genesis Commentaries (4Q252–4a) Genesis Commentary C (4Q254) Genesis Commentary D (4Q254a) Commentaries on Isaiah (4Q161–5, 3Q4) Commentaries on Hosea (4Q166–7) Commentary on Micah (1Q14, 4Q168) Commentary on Nahum (4Q169) Commentary on Habakkuk (1QpHab) Commentary on Zephaniah (1Q15, 4Q170) Commentary on Malachi (4Q253a) Commentary on Psalms (1Q16, 4Q171, 4Q173) Commentary on an Unidentifiable Text (4Q183) Florilegium or Midrash on the Last Days (4Q174) Testimonia or Messianic Anthology (4Q175) Ordinances or Commentaries on Biblical Law (4Q159, 4Q513–14) The Heavenly Prince Melchizedek (11Q13) Consolations or Tanhumim (4Q176) Catenae or Interpretation of Biblical Texts on the Last Days (4Q177, 4Q182)

G. Biblically Based Apocryphal Works

Jubilees (4Q216–28, 1Q17–18, 2Q19–20, 3Q5, 4Q482(?), 11Q12) The Prayer of Enosh and Enoch (4Q369) The Book of Enoch (4Q201–2, 204–12) The Book of Giants (1Q23–4, 2Q26, 4Q203, 530–33, 6Q8) An Admonition Associated with the Flood (4Q370, 4Q185) The Ages of the Creation (4Q180) The Book of Noah (1Q19, 1Q19 bis, 4Q534–6, 6Q8,19) Words of the Archangel Michael (4Q529, 6Q23) The Testament of Levi (i) (4Q213–14, 1Q21) Testaments of the Patriarchs: The Testament of Levi or Testament of Jacob (4Q537 and 540–41) The Testament of Judah and Joseph (4Q538–9) The Testament of Naphtali (4Q215) Narrative and Poetic Compositiona–c (4Q371–3) The Testament of Qahat (4Q542) The Testament of Amram (4Q543–9) The Words of Moses (1Q22) Sermon on the Exodus and the Conquest of Canaan (4Q374) A Moses Apocryphona (4Q375) A Moses Apocryphonb (4Q376, 1Q29) A Moses Apocryphonc (4Q408) Apocryphal Pentateuch B (4Q377) A Moses (or David) Apocryphon (4Q373, 2Q22) Prophecy of Joshua (4Q522, 5Q9) A Joshua Apocryphon (i) or Psalms of Joshua (4Q378–9) A Joshua Apocryphon (ii) (Masada 1039–211) The Samuel Apocryphon (4Q160) A Paraphrase on Kings (4Q382) An Elisha Apocryphon (4Q481a) A Zedekiah Apocryphon (4Q470) A Historico-theological Narrative based on Genesis and Exodus (4Q462–4) Tobit (4Q196–200) Apocryphon of Jeremiah (4Q383, 385a, 387, 387a, 388a, 389–90) The New Jerusalem (4Q554–5, 5Q15, 1Q32, 2Q24, 4Q232, 11Q18) Pseudo-Ezekiela–d (4Q385, 386, 385b, 388, 385c) The Prayer of Nabonidus (4Q242) Para-Danielic Writings (4Q243–5) The Four Kingdoms (4Q552–3) An Aramaic Apocalypse (4Q246) Proto-Esther(?) (4Q550) List of False Prophets (4Q339) List of Netinim (4Q340)

H. Miscellanea

The Copper Scroll (3Q15) Cryptic Texts (4Q249, 250, 313) Two Qumran Ostraca

I. Appendix

Scroll Catalogue Index of Qumran Texts Major Editions of Qumran Manuscripts General Bibliography

I. Introduction

Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 6 Page 7 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25

II. The Community

Page 42 Page 48

III. The History of the Community

Page 58 Page 63 Page 66

IV. The Religious Ideas of the Community

Page 83

A. The Rules

The Damascus Document

Page 129 Page 130 Page 133 Page 135 Page 136 Page 138 Page 139 Page 140 Page 141 Page 142 Page 145

The Messianic Rule Page 161

The Temple Scroll

Page 193

F. Bible Interpretation

Genesis Commentaries

Page 494

H. Miscellanea

Two Qumran Ostraca

Page 634 Page 635

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